Fetal choledochal cyst diagnosed at 22 weeks of gestation by three-dimensional ultrasonography: a case report.
Choledochal cyst is a cystic or fusiform dilatation of the extra- or intrahepatic bile duct that has rarely been reported in prenatal cases. Here we report a fetus with choledochal cyst diagnosed prenatally by three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasonography at 22 weeks of gestation. We demonstrated an image of choledochal cyst by using a new ultrasound technique, a 3-D multislice view. After close intrauterine followup, surgery was successfully performed and postoperative course was uneventful.
Lee
Il-Han
IH
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Chungang University Hospital and School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Gwang-Jun
GJ
D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*